NFL-Giants: NY Giants football news

So far most seem to be quite positive. Even if they Eli struggled in one session they say he played strong in the next session.

This one seems to focus more on the receivers. This, of course, will be a big issue considering the lack of experience there.

They all mention that Hakeem Nicks hasn’t been doing much. I wish they’d elaborate. Is he unable tog t open? Are the QBs unable to get him the ball? What’s up?

This article praises Sinorice Moss and Domenik Hixon. Since Steve Smith is already solid, if those 2 guys emerge as real weapons, and a case can be made that Hixon already has emerged, then the Giants receiving corps should be able to get the job done.

You might say that the same three guys plus Toomer didn’t get it done at the end of last season, but I blame Manning more than anyone for the playoff loss.

Here’s an interesting article comparing Anquan Boldin and Braylon Edwards. They say Edwards is a better fit for the Giants offense because of his size and speed for running deeper routes.

They also say he might be a bit of a nut job and that Boldin is probably a better player.

Also, the article calls into question just how good Eli Manning is:

But once Burress sent a bullet ripping into his thigh on Thanksgiving weekend, Manning lost his security blanket. He threw a TD pass to Toomer in the first quarter of the first game without Burress and then went the last 23 quarters of the season, including the playoff loss to the Eagles, without throwing a touchdown to a wide receiver.

We miss Amani Toomer already:

Think back to week 8 vs. the Steelers. Greg Cosell breaks down Eli Manning’s gutsy 30-yard pass to Amani Toomer on 4th and 6.

Plus it’s nice to remember some of Eli’s clutch plays. Maybe we can forget about his performance in the Eagles playoff game.

The Giants lost their second game in a row. This one wasn’t quite as painful as the Philly game because our defense didn’t get pushed around too badly. I’m not saying that the defense played great or anything, but they weren’t painful to watch (other than a few missed tackles).

The offense, however, got spanked. Manning was sacked 8 times which shouldn’t really happen in an NFL game because professionals aren’t supposed to get beaten so often… I hope Seubert and McKenzie are both OK and I don’t mean to add insult to injury, but they did both get their butts whooped before getting hurt. Diehl played the worst I’ve ever seen him play so overall I’d say the offensive line had a pretty bad day…

Warner saw a lot of pressure so I’m not blaming the guy but Manning certainly outperformed. The Cardinals put up an awful lot of offense – I’d much rather watch the Giants defense dominate than an offensive shootout – but I’ll take a win on the road any way I can get it. And remember, since they used to suck every year, Arizona is a solid team, now 7-4.

Jacobs was out, Plax was in. Plax hurt his hamstring – hopefully not too much worse than before.

Domenik Hixon had a huge game returning and was solid receiving.

The referees had a horrible game. Is this really the best the NFL can do? I don’t understand how the officiating can be so bad for so long.

Flacco’s having a fine season for the Ravens but can anyone seriously think he is better than the Giants Eli Manning? Apparently the crazies down in Baltimore can.

I hated the refs for giving Dallas that second TD. But whatever. You have to love a game where we destroy Dallas with great defense and a very sold running game. Brandon Jacoba are both amazing. They can move the pile, break off a big run, etc. Gotta credit the offensive line as well.

Not sure what to say about matthews – you don’t want your blocking tightend to get called for holding too much. But I don’t want to start complaining. Great blocking, great running, great defense = great game.

It’s hard to pick just a few guys on defense to praise but how about Danny Clark? Nice game. Corey Webster? Justin Tuck? Gotta love the Giants defense.

Some people might be complaining about Eli’s interception, fumble, bad passes. Just remember you don’t get perfect games. QBs don’t go 40/40. Turnovers happen. I’m just excited we have a QB who can pass for a TD. It wasn’t that long ago when we had to root for Kent Grahm and Danny Kannell. There’s just no getting around the fact that Eli’s a good QB and even if today wasn’t his best game he still helped us win. 16/27 and 3 TDs? I’ll take it.

Did Plax help us win? He had some nice blocks. He couldn’t come up with that TD catch where Eli threw it behind him. He dropped one that was thrown real well with aout 3 minutes left that could have helped the Giants run out the clock. I really want to give him the benefit of the doubt though. He was amazingly clutch last season. I wonder if he ran the wrong route and caused the interception – that could make me stop sticking up fpr him…

The Giants are still 1st in the NFC East but they sure didn’t play like a first place team. The defense got mauled – the Browns never even had to punt! The offense went turnover happy (3 interceptions from Manning). That’s a losing recipe every single time.

So this season’s undefeated record is gone. The road win streak going back to last season is gone. The offense that protects the football is gone. The stingy defense is gone. All wiped out by the 1-win Browns team that we Giants fans have to hope are not as bad as they’ve looked all season. Well until tonight when they looked like an actual NFL team while the Giants looked anything but.

I remember saying after the first couple of losses last year that I don’t mind too much when the Giants lose. Teams lose games and I understand that. But as a Giants fan I need my defense to at least show up and try to beat the other guys. Our defense was painful to watch they sucked so bad.

Not sure why all the papers write about the same thing at the same time but now Eli manning is the hot topic. I guess it’s hard to argue that the Super Bowl champ and MVP is the best QB in the NFL. That’s what a lot fo these articles are saying. Newsday says it. The Daily News says it. Twice.

Of courrse Burress also made the news some. Even that article features a heavy dose of Manning.